"Organizing a Food Drive for Upstate Backpack Blessings is very easy.It's going all weekend without food that's hard."

- Alice Prevatt, Upstate Backpack Blessings Founder

Organizing a Food Drive

Easy as 1-2-3

Food Drives for Upstate Backpack Blessings are very easy to organize. Simply click here to contact us and schedule your drive and click below for printed materials to help advertise your Food Drive. Thank you in advance for your help!

Here are some more details...

1) Publicize your Food DriveContact us to let us know when you want to do your food drive. Once you've picked your dates, it’s usually best to publicize at least 2 weeks in advance and set a Food Drive window that will allow 1-2 weeks for participants to bring in their donations. We have links below to materials that will help you publicize your drive, just add the details to include dates and a deadline, drop-off locations. We also provide a list of suggested food items. Be sure to remind your participants to check all items for expiration dates.

2) Collect your donationsHave a central location for drop-offs where food can be collected and stored until delivery.

Hosting a Food Drive?

Please be sure to send us the dates and your contact information so we can add it to our calendar. Also, send us photos of your collection and/or delivery along with a brief story. We would love to include it in our Blogand share the good news!